Connecticut Plants
Sheep Laurel (Lambkill)
Kalmia angustifolia
This plant is poisonous to livestock, hence the name lambkill.
- Family: heath (Ericaceae)
- Habitat: sandy or infertile soil, bogs, old fields
- Height: 1-3 feet
- Flower size: 1/2 inch across
- Flower color: pink
- Flowering time: June to July
- Origin: native

Photographed near Ottawa, Ontario.

Photographed near Ottawa, Ontario.


A twig of sheep laurel. The leaves may be opposite or in whorls of three (as in the image).
